American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, from Camarillo, skipped their usual celebration ritual Saturday but were jubilant anyway after grabbing their fifth Grand Slam men’s doubles title by beating Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi 7-5, 7-5 at the Australian Open.

“It’s great to come out and start this year well,” Bob Bryan said. “Winning that first one is awesome.”

It was the Bryans’ fourthstraight appearance in the Australian Open final and their second consecutive win.

“To come down here and get to the finals four years in a row, to defend our first … that’s special,” Bryan said.

Tour veterans Bjorkman and Mirnyi were seeded second to the Bryans’ No.1 and came into the match with a 4-4 record against the brothers but with three straight wins, including last year’s French Open final.

But Mike Bryan’s powerful serve helped the brothers to dominate the match, and Bjorkman and Mirnyi scrambled to save five championship points in the last game before Bob Bryan slammed a forehand winner to seal the win.

“I want to congratulate these guys,” Bryan said. “They are both friends of ours, they’re great doubles players, they are both legends. We were lucky today.”

The Bryans have come to dominate men’s doubles in the past few years. The pair completed a career Grand Slam at Wimbledon last year, and Saturday was their 10th appearance in a Grand Slam final.

Going for a perfect 10: Roger Federer has beaten Fernando Gonzalez on clay in Monte Carlo, Hamburg and at the French Open; on grass at Wimbledon and carpet in Basel; and four times on hard courts.

It adds up to nine for nine as Federer goes into today’s Australian Open final a heavy favorite for his 10th win in a row over Gonzalez.

That also makes him a favorite to secure his 10th career Grand Slam singles title, moving him within four of Pete Sampras’ leading total.

Federer said Saturday he’s wary of Gonzalez, who beat former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, No. 5 James Blake and No.2 Rafael Nadal en route to the final. And the Chilean player’s semifinal win over Tommy Haas was so overpowering that Haas admitted all he could do was watch.

“I think it’s going to be a tough match,” Federer said. “Usually when you play against Fernando, you always know it’s going to be dangerous because he’s got the ability to suddenly steamroll. He’s been very consistent, very impressive.”

Gonzalez, who had never advanced beyond the quarterfinals in 23 previous Grand Slams, is hoping he has improved enough to push the dazzling Federer, who hasn’t lost a set in the tournament so far.